The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-09-17
LOCAL ITEMS.
Religious Notices.


To,psontoaun NJ e. Chureh.-Preaching to-mor-
row Sunday, at III a. M, by the PASTOR Rev.
Page Milburn, and at 7.3O p. M, by the presiding
elder Rev w. F. Speake Sabbath school at 80
a. m. and love feast at p. m. Revival services
each evening during the week, commencing at
7.45 o'clock.
.EpsoD, NJ p Church. T0USont0aon-
on Sunday, by the pastor, Rev. j. l., Elderdice,
at 1880 q. m. Prayer meetings every Sunday and
Tuesday nights, at o'clock.
Trinity P. E. Church, Observation-Disclosures
Sunday at IL a: m; and p. M; Wednesday at
pm; Friday, Bible Reading, at p. m. Luther
Vile on Sunday, at 4.SO p. m.
Saters' Baptist Church-Preaching every Sum
day by the pastor, Rev. w. j. NicOll, at Saters
Baptist Church, at IL a. M, and at Pikesvie Bap-
fist Church at p m.
Eutaav N. p Church, Harford Road.-Preaching
every Sunday, by the pastor, Rev. j. M. Gill, at
IL q. m. All invited.
The Poole Hunt shops at Woodbury., are
putting up lot of machinery to go to Toxic, apan.
-Four days rain this week interfered with
the races at Pimlico, which did not commence until
Thursday.
"A protracted meeting is now in progress at
the M. E. Church, Towsontown, and meetings are
held nightly.
The Hartford Agricultural Society has es-
tabnshed an office in Baltimore, with Mr.. WIN. b.
Sands, agent.
The County Commissioners have appointed
Terrence Doyle, keeper of the new station house
at Catonsville.
1t is said that the Northern Central Rail-
road carried about 5000 people to the Timonium
fair on Thursday.
"A fair for the benefit of Towsontown Cath
Ollie Church is now going on and will be continued
until the evening of the oath.
Mr.. Milton Dance has been commissioned
postmaster at Cuttings Baltimore county, on the
line of the Maryland Central Railroad.
Mr.. John link has rented the Smile House,
on the York road formerly kept by the late Shelton
Price, and will hereafter conduct the same
There have been a number of cases of dys-
entery in the vicinity of Pikesville and several
deaths have already occurred from the disease.
"A Baltimore county gardener took eleven
bushels of hulled lima beans to Baltimore few
days ago and sold them for 5000 per bushel.
DE Voc, the weather prophet, says we are
likely to have frosts about the 25th of September,
followed by rather cod wet and unsettled weather.
DIR. Charles Matfeldt, recent graduate of
the University of Maryland has located at Cations
vile, where he will engage in the practice OF his
profession.
The September registration in the 9th dis
trict was as follows Newly registered, 400; trans
ferred from the district s.; deceased, AZ; stricken
from the lists 6.
Mr. Richard H. WoIlen, of the Sd district,
is foreman of the present grand jury. He is the
Republican nominee for Register OF Wills and a
very popular gentleman.
bids have been opened for the new Casino
to be built by the Gainesville Tennis Club. 1t
will cost about $4,000 and the entire amount has
already been subscribed.
- The tax rate in Baltimore county $50 cts.)
is lower than in any other county in the State ex
cept two-Carroll and Frederick-in which it is
so and So cents, respectively.
Mrs. Mary E. Sheridan, wife of Columbus
Sheridan of Towsontown, died on Wednesday last,
of typhoid fever, aged 80 years. Deceased was
daughter of William Collins.
The sun crosses the equinoxial line about
the 21st instant About the last of September the
days will be three hours and twenty-four minutes
shorter than they were in July.
The Towson Guards, Capt. Charles B. Nc
Clean, left for Philadelphia at o'clock on Friday
morning, to take part in the parade in the Con-
stitutional Centennial procession.
Mr.. Alex. Mccormick, Jr, of the 18th dis
trict, exhibited at the county fair thirtysx diff
ferent varieties of apples, all of which he left at
our office on his way home Friday.
The fair of the Hartford County Agricultural
Society will commence Tuesday, October 18th.
With view to getting out of debt the Society has
raised the admission fee to so cents.
"A meeting of a number of citizens OF Hamp-
den and vicinity, who are opposed to the opening
of Cedar avenue, was held on Monday night last
to take further action in the premises.
1t is said that a man who wanted to run
wheel of fortune on the Timonium fair grounds
last week, OHeTeu Tue 1JUVV lOT PRIV
ilege, but the proposition was declined.
Rev. Father 0'Keefe, who lately took charge
of the Catholic Church in Towsontown, is arrang
ing to open parochial school in the church, to be
conducted by Sisters from Notre Dame.
The tournament advertised to take place
at Reisterstown last Tuesday was postponed on
account of the rain. Quite a large crowd had as
sembed and much disappointment was expressed.
The Baltimore City Guard Association held
Its fifty seventh annual reunion at Ritters Govans
town Hotel on Monday, where the members en-
gagged in atarget-shoot and enjoyed good dinner
The Democrats of Towsontown temporarily
organized a campaign club on Wednesday night,
starting with forty odd members. A permanent
organization will be effected at next weeks meet
ing.
The fine new Masonic hall in Belair has
been completed and is now occupied by Mount
Ararat Lodge. 1t cost nearly SIT, 900 and is one
of the most imposing buildings of the kind in the
State.
Work on the new Catholic Church at Falls
ton has been commenced. It will be frame
structure, covered with slate and finished inside
with natural wood. 1t will have seating capac-
thy of $50.
Mr.. J. Maurice Watkins, assessor for the
9Th district Toast eide of Cha les street onue
turned to the County Commissioners on Wednes
day, assessments for the levy of 1883 amount
ing to $2S7,710.
At tournament at Glymont, Charles coun-
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was "Let Her Flicker" and he crowned the queen,
too. In this instance, at least, there was some
thing in a name.
ALLEN Moore, the colored jockey who was
thrown at the county fair last week, and who
thought to have been fatally injured, is improving
slowly and will get well. He had leg and sew
eral ribs broken.
At the fair for the benefit of the Catholic
Church in this place, which is now in progress, a
case of surgical instruments is to be disposed of by
ballot, the candidates being Drs. Piper, Jarrett
and Massenburg.
Francis NJ. Darby, ESQ.,, of the 9th district,
was on Monday admitted to practice before the
Supreme Bench of Baltimore. He was formerly
resident of Hagerstown and was United States Sub
Treasurer at Baltimore.
Among the pensions granted at Washington
the past week one to Ellen Fowble, of Butler,
Baltimore county, widow of Peter Fowble, Mex
can veteran, and one to Charles Rictor, of Upper
Falls, Baltimore county.
Mr.. Abraham Shertzer, formerly of this
county, but who is now farming near Churchville,
Hartford county, has % acres in tomatoes from
which he expects to gather over 5000 bushels, or
about 800 bushels to the acre.
The cornerstone of the extensive buildings
of the Baltimore Butchers Abattoir and Live Stock
Company was laid at Calverton on Monday, with
appropriate ceremonies. When completed the
buildings alone will cost about 100000.
"A Prohibition club was formed at Reisters-
ton Brown, president; Frank Dean, ce-president,
and Michael Davis, secretary. mass-meeting
will be held at that place on the 18th inst
1t was the universal verdict at Timonium
last week that Baltimore county can produce more
pretty girls than any other county in Maryland,
or in any other State, for the matter of that They
were out in force and never showed to better adj
vantage.
"A small frame tenant house on the farm of
R. M. HURT, in Patapsco Neck, 18th district, was
burned few days ago, causing loss of about
5000. The colored woman who occupied the house
lost everything she owned except the clothing she
had on.
Mr.. VIM. P. Cole, of Towsontown, sold this
week to Mr.. George Thatcher, of Thatcher, Prim-
rose Vests minstrels, very fine young driving
mare, at a good round figure. The mare came
from the 9Th district and trot lower than three
minutes.
Elizabeth Kemper, of Jacksonville, Balti-
more county, has filed bill in the Circuit Court
here, for an absolute divorce from her husband,
William II. Kemper, and asking for alimony and
for an Injunction to restrain him from disposng
of his property.
The statement of County Treasurer Hebb
for the month of August makes the following ex-